EJRailRoadTrack Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Yep, been done before with other neat and small or not so small projects so looks keep going with hooks! I love hooks, made a simple one pounded into wood. But not worth showing, hehe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Even the simplest work can be inspirational in some way or another. I've found inspiration in others failures. And my own. Even if it's a learning experience of how not to do something or a vision of something completely different. Here's one out of a rail road spike, along with a door pull ( handle) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beammeupscotty Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 I posted these elsewhere on the forum recently but I will post them again here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 and i still LOVE that texturing. I really need to work on texturing tools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnttoast Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 simple little shelf hook, sits atop and screwed into fat wooden shelf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJRailRoadTrack Posted January 23, 2016 Author Share Posted January 23, 2016 13 hours ago, Daswulf said: Even the simplest work can be inspirational in some way or another. I've found inspiration in others failures. And my own. Even if it's a learning experience of how not to do something or a vision of something completely different. Here's one out of a rail road spike, along with a door pull ( handle) Those are beauts! I can see it with a bell hung from it on top of an old English pub door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Forging Carver Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 13 hours ago, beammeupscotty said: So how do you do the texturing on that hook?it must be a pain to do on round stock. My quests would be to put the round stock in a hold fast and then chisel away. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beammeupscotty Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 2 hours ago, Forging Carver said: So how do you do the texturing on that hook?it must be a pain to do on round stock. My quests would be to put the round stock in a hold fast and then chisel away. Thanks Much easier than that.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forging Carver Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Oh yeah that's much easier! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rthibeau Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 neat trick...good on ya ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beammeupscotty Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 More hooks, these inspired by work done by someone_in_the_rye on Reddit. These were also previously posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beammeupscotty Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 One more, just made this yesterday. Plant hanger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forging Carver Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 That's really nice! The brass brush coloring on the hook part was a nice touch. I think that was a brass brush you used. Is the back plate made from a larger one of those texturing tools, or a cross pein? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beammeupscotty Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 3 minutes ago, Forging Carver said: That's really nice! The brass brush coloring on the hook part was a nice touch. I think that was a brass brush you used. Is the back plate made from a larger one of those texturing tools, or a cross pein? Not brass brushing...heat coloring. Back plate done with a top fuller used like a hammer. The only difference between it and a straight pein is the size and shape of the pein. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forging Carver Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Oh wow heat coloring. That is a really good job of doing so. I know it can be tricky to get such an even color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDarkNebulah Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Did you use an oven to do the heating? I know I read somewhere on this site you can use one to get a more even colouring. Does that work? If so or if not, how did you get it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beammeupscotty Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 2 hours ago, MrDarkNebulah said: Did you use an oven to do the heating? I know I read somewhere on this site you can use one to get a more even colouring. Does that work? If so or if not, how did you get it? I just use a hand held propane torch, however, I have been doing it for 25 years so I have become pretty adept at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnttoast Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Beammeupscotty..........beautiful piece man !! love the flow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Oh yeah, beautiful job. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Posted this some time ago I think, but here's another hook idea. Horse guy wanted it to hang a whip on the wall of his stable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forging Carver Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 That's a pretty cool idea! I need to try thinking about doing joinery like that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ling Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Is that a thin peice of rebar that you wrapped around it? Littleblacksith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayshore Forge Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Here are two sets, one smaller generic hooks brass brushed, and one set special made to wall hang my friend's late 1800s Belgian black power shotgun. If holes are lined up level on wall, the shotgun will hang level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beammeupscotty Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 16 hours ago, ausfire said: Posted this some time ago I think, but here's another hook idea. Horse guy wanted it to hang a whip on the wall of his stable. I think this is really nice. I hope you don't mind my making a suggestion. I think the re-bar you used really comes across as rope and I'd love to see you explore that direction. Leave the bottom section hook ends blunt as if they were cut rope and at the top form some sort of lariat. Go full Cowboy. My sister would eat that up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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